11-05-26 Increasing levels of ocean acidity could spell doom for British Columbia's already beleaguered（围困的） northern abalone（鲍鱼） , according to the first study to provide direct experimental evidence that changing sea water chemistry is negatively...

11-05-19 Current extinction rate projections may be overestimating the role of habitat loss on species, a study suggest. 一项研究显示，现有物种灭绝速率预测可能高估了栖息地缺失对物种的影响。 The authors acknowledge that the study does not mean concerns for bi...

11-04-24 Rewilding with taxon（分类单元） substitutes', the intentional introduction of exotic species to fulfil key functions in ecosystems following the loss of recently extinct species, is highly controversial, partly due to a lack of rigorous scientific...

11-04-19 Active efforts are required to preserve biodiversity in the seas that far most people are in agreement. But in our enthusiasm to save uncommon species, we sometimes miss the common species that form the basis（基础，底部） of marine ecosystems. 'Cha...

11-04-01 Scientists have identified a new species of gigantic theropod（兽脚亚目的） dinosaur, a close relative of T. rex, from fossil skull and jaw bones discovered in China. According to findings published online (01 April 2011) in the scientific journal C...

11-03-11 One of the most complex human mysteries involves how and why we became an outlier（异常值） species in terms of biological success. Research findings published in the March 11 edition of the journal Science by an international team of noted anthropo...

11-03-09 In the thick of（在最激烈的时刻） whale season, researchers from Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shed new light on the wintering grounds of the humpback whale（座头鲸） . The...

11-03-02 Some shark species make mental maps of their home ranges, allowing them to pin-point destinations up to 50km (30 miles) away, research suggests. 研究显示，某些种类的鲨鱼对其活动范围制作出心理地图，这使它们可以精确达到50公里以外的目的地。 Tiger shark...

11-03-01 In the mating game, some female mites（螨虫类） are mightier than their mates, new research at the University of Michigan and the Russian Academy of Sciences suggests. The evidence comes, in part, from 40 million-year-old mating mites preserved in B...

11-02-25 Scientists at Harvard University are moving closer to answering some age-old questions. How did the leopard get its spots? How did the zebra get its stripes? The answer may be a gene called Agouti, which the Harvard team has found governs color patt...